Biden Order Calls for Movement on Data Access Rule, Review of M&A Rules
President Biden today issued a wide-ranging executive order on competition issues across the U.S. economy.
Browsing: Mergers and acquisition
Making Employees Effective Messengers During M&A
Mergers create opportunities, but they also represent change, which can be unsettling if not communicated transparently and effectively.
Fed to Automate Non-Merger-Related Adjustments to Capital Stock Subscriptions
In a move that would significantly reduce the annual reporting burden on banks, the Federal Reserve today proposed to automate non-merger-related adjustments to member banks’ subscriptions to Reserve Bank capital stock.
Bowman: Fed to Revisit Framework for Antitrust Analysis
In response to shifting market dynamics and increasing competition in the financial services industry, the Federal Reserve is contemplating changes to its framework for antitrust analysis, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman told attendees at the American Bankers Association’s virtual Conference for Community Bankers today.
Accurately Assessing Financial Crime Risk at Midsize Banks in 2021
By streamlining their anti-money laundering operations, banks will not only maintain their defenses, but also their market share.
Podcast: 2021 M&A Pressures Balanced by Pandemic-Induced Haze
Expect the 2021 M&A environment to be shaped on the one hand by long-running pressures to sell balanced on the other hand by concerns about post-pandemic asset quality, the strengths of banks’ core businesses and valuation mismatches.
Competing Pressures: The 2021 M&A Outlook
The crystal ball for 2021 might be statistically clear, but looking behind the numbers reveals competing pressures for and against continued industry consolidation.
FDIC Publishes Wide-Ranging Community Banking Study
The FDIC today released a large-scale Community Banking Study that examines community bank performance between year-end 2011 and year-end 2019.
ABA to DOJ: Revisit Geographic Definitions in Bank M&A Competition Guidelines
The American Bankers Association today urged the Department of Justice to reexamine how it defines geographic markets in its guidelines for reviewing competitive effects of bank mergers and acquisitions, saying they currently “fail to account for significant competition in many product lines, especially in many rural markets.”
For Community Banks, COVID-19 Brings Existential Concerns to Fore
Business conditions were most often called the single biggest challenge facing community banks, according to an annual survey released yesterday by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.